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Archive for December, 2012

Well, here we are at the penultimate day of 2012! I thought it might be interesting to do a year end post about what brings people here to ColumbiaClosings. To do that, I've put together a Top 500 (more or less) table from my Google Analytics "keyword search" results for 1 January 2012 through 30 December 2012. (Actually up to about 4pm on 30 December..).

There are some things you might expect, some you might not, and some that are pretty surely automated searches (like "ship ahoy").

It's been a pretty good year, and I'l see you in "the teens".

Happy New Year!

Keyword

Visits

Pages / Visit

Avg. Visit Duration

% New Visits

Bounce Rate

(not provided)

11,036

2.20

00:02:34

65.07%

68.99%

columbia closings

1,174

7.59

00:08:19

19.42%

27.00%

mermaids

897

1.49

00:00:20

97.55%

61.87%

ship ahoy restaurant columbia sc

741

1.10

00:00:13

0.00%

97.84%

passbook

372

1.52

00:01:05

94.89%

58.87%

"wade hampton hotel"

366

1.62

00:00:35

0.00%

56.56%

jasmine buffet columbia sc

327

1.68

00:01:09

89.91%

84.71%

mermaid

321

1.54

00:00:35

99.07%

59.81%

columbia closings payless station

307

1.57

00:01:53

0.00%

64.50%

columbia closings fever

230

1.77

00:02:04

0.00%

55.65%

waccamaw pottery

228

1.34

00:01:16

95.18%

80.26%

parklane seafood closed

223

2.41

00:07:27

0.00%

53.81%

waffle house five points columbia sc

222

1.20

00:00:12

0.45%

86.49%

kmart fort jackson dlvd

220

5.67

00:04:09

0.00%

20.00%

olivers lodge murrells inlet

200

1.40

00:01:41

83.50%

76.00%

woolco

198

1.46

00:00:14

96.97%

63.13%

2601 broad river rd

177

1.82

00:02:20

0.56%

50.85%

"z pizza" hardscrabble road

166

1.64

00:05:07

0.00%

66.27%

http://columbiaclosings.com/wordpress/

164

1.41

00:01:27

0.61%

77.44%

pass book

160

1.48

00:00:47

98.75%

60.00%

bentley's beach house

139

2.82

00:01:58

14.39%

36.69%

hollywood

136

1.56

00:00:31

99.26%

55.15%

joel gillespie columbia

133

1.67

00:00:25

0.00%

62.41%

top of carolina

130

1.86

00:01:40

56.15%

73.85%

logan raye

127

1.73

00:01:25

91.34%

75.59%

elgin closings

124

1.38

00:01:46

0.00%

84.68%

gibbes planetarium

121

1.33

00:00:35

90.08%

80.17%

bank passbook

116

1.36

00:00:38

97.41%

67.24%

winn dixie

113

1.69

00:00:20

92.92%

59.29%

columbiana mall

109

1.50

00:00:40

87.16%

81.65%

gibbes planetarium columbia sc

108

1.62

00:01:44

63.89%

66.67%

planetarium columbia sc

104

1.35

00:00:43

89.42%

81.73%

franks hot dogs columbia sc

101

1.53

00:01:20

93.07%

80.20%

"frink street"murders

98

6.53

00:04:18

0.00%

17.35%

columbia closings trenholm plaza

97

5.88

00:04:01

0.00%

13.40%

gold circle in sc

95

1.74

00:00:58

0.00%

77.89%

the great train store

93

1.62

00:00:40

74.19%

61.29%

chappy's fish and chips

91

2.11

00:01:41

73.63%

68.13%

corner of gervais and assembly

88

1.60

00:01:49

0.00%

60.23%

rosco p. coltrane lake murray house

88

2.27

00:00:55

0.00%

61.36%

red wing rollerway columbia sc

87

3.22

00:08:18

70.11%

62.07%

putt putt fun center columbia sc

86

1.09

00:00:18

94.19%

93.02%

underground columbia sc

85

1.60

00:01:46

89.41%

82.35%

quincy's family steakhouse history

84

8.68

00:13:08

4.76%

21.43%

continental club in columbia south carolina on decker boulevard

81

1.57

00:02:28

1.23%

70.37%

everett school winnsboro torn down

81

2.38

00:04:43

0.00%

43.21%

7426 wilson blvd. columbia

80

1.74

00:00:42

0.00%

61.25%

club kryptonite myrtle beach

80

1.24

00:00:29

100.00%

77.50%

gibbes planetarium columbia

80

1.99

00:01:19

17.50%

88.75%

intertec data systems

80

1.12

00:00:13

8.75%

92.50%

hollywood video

79

2.18

00:00:50

70.89%

59.49%

4405 ft jackson boulevard

76

2.16

00:01:26

0.00%

36.84%

jasmine buffet

76

1.28

00:00:26

94.74%

80.26%

boozer shopping center

74

1.62

00:00:51

91.89%

79.73%

dillards

74

1.57

00:00:31

89.19%

60.81%

forest lake

74

1.65

00:00:11

97.30%

56.76%

old timey meat market

74

1.35

00:00:24

95.95%

81.08%

top of carolina restaurant

72

1.15

00:00:30

87.50%

84.72%

china one farrow rd

71

3.11

00:02:10

4.23%

26.76%

"waffle house" "columbiaclosings" "sumter highway"

70

2.34

00:02:36

0.00%

51.43%

902 gervais st., suite f.

70

2.16

00:02:18

0.00%

41.43%

donny prevette

70

1.47

00:01:34

40.00%

78.57%

real mermaids

70

1.61

00:00:26

98.57%

58.57%

green hole columbia sc

68

1.78

00:01:38

73.53%

60.29%

why did sticky fingers close in columbia?

67

1.15

00:00:30

1.49%

92.54%

d's wings columbia closings

66

1.95

00:05:58

0.00%

54.55%

greenbax stamps

66

1.20

00:00:45

92.42%

87.88%

sam solomon stores

66

1.23

00:00:24

93.94%

83.33%

club kryptonite myrtle beach 2011

63

1.21

00:00:11

95.24%

85.71%

columbia place stadium cinemas

62

1.21

00:00:24

74.19%

85.48%

waccamaw pottery myrtle beach

61

1.23

00:00:33

96.72%

90.16%

d's wings beltline

60

1.33

00:00:55

88.33%

91.67%

columbia place stadium cinemas 8

58

1.29

00:00:31

93.10%

77.59%

logan raye columbia sc

58

1.33

00:00:23

96.55%

84.48%

greenback stamps

57

3.91

00:07:10

52.63%

63.16%

wade hampton hotel columbia sc

57

1.82

00:04:17

73.68%

63.16%

richtex brick

56

1.21

00:00:51

92.86%

76.79%

capstone restaurant columbia sc

55

1.22

00:00:39

92.73%

85.45%

stuft stuff site:columbiaclosings.com

55

1.91

00:01:39

0.00%

58.18%

waccamaw pottery myrtle beach sc

55

1.47

00:00:36

85.45%

81.82%

jim moore cadillac

54

1.37

00:01:07

94.44%

83.33%

motel "sumter highway"

54

6.69

00:04:32

0.00%

14.81%

oliver's lodge murrells inlet

54

1.28

00:00:29

92.59%

77.78%

bobbi rossi columbia sc

53

1.40

00:01:01

47.17%

81.13%

applegates landing

52

1.60

00:01:19

30.77%

88.46%

elite epicurean columbia sc

52

1.79

00:02:10

84.62%

59.62%

pinch harden street

52

1.69

00:00:28

0.00%

67.31%

columbia closings steakhouse

51

2.00

00:02:33

0.00%

47.06%

gamecock theater cayce,

51

2.35

00:01:07

0.00%

39.22%

rockafellas columbia sc

51

6.25

00:07:12

80.39%

76.47%

food lion

49

3.92

00:02:13

77.55%

59.18%

myrtle square mall

49

2.61

00:02:34

87.76%

67.35%

bonwit teller

48

1.23

00:00:20

97.92%

81.25%

columbia sc brick company history

48

1.54

00:01:16

0.00%

83.33%

kroger sav-on

48

3.73

00:02:34

25.00%

45.83%

former a&amp;p photos

47

1.32

00:00:25

0.00%

76.60%

lionel playworld

47

1.79

00:01:03

100.00%

53.19%

circuit city

46

1.72

00:00:53

71.74%

60.87%

club ego columbia sc

46

1.24

00:00:18

93.48%

82.61%

columbia closings whaley dunbarf

46

1.89

00:01:47

0.00%

60.87%

theater russell house

46

3.98

00:04:18

0.00%

19.57%

applegate's landing

45

4.22

00:05:09

88.89%

64.44%

forest and trenholm gas

45

2.44

00:03:42

0.00%

53.33%

sweet tea restaurant impossible closed

45

1.11

00:00:09

97.78%

91.11%

trenholm plaza

45

1.33

00:01:13

75.56%

86.67%

www.columbia closings.com

44

1.09

00:00:15

0.00%

93.18%

beautiful mermaids

42

1.50

00:00:22

92.86%

52.38%

columbia closing

41

4.29

00:03:31

58.54%

43.90%

mall interior

41

1.56

00:01:49

100.00%

63.41%

mangia mangia restaurant columbia sc closing

41

1.12

00:00:12

0.00%

90.24%

chinese restaurant bush river road

40

2.18

00:02:27

5.00%

60.00%

dunbar funeral home gervais st history

40

1.05

00:00:34

2.50%

97.50%

olivers lodge/murrells inlet sc

40

1.02

00:00:01

0.00%

97.50%

peaches records and tapes

40

1.28

00:00:46

90.00%

80.00%

quincy's family steakhouse

39

1.51

00:00:32

92.31%

61.54%

andrew columbiaclosings

38

7.42

00:04:45

0.00%

23.68%

birds on a wire columbia sc

38

1.32

00:00:47

89.47%

81.58%

mayo suit city columbia

38

1.24

00:00:47

97.37%

84.21%

oliver's lodge murrells inlet sc

38

1.34

00:02:09

84.21%

84.21%

tammy mcdonald hospice

38

1.16

00:00:46

76.32%

84.21%

tammy mcdonald lexington sc

38

1.95

00:02:15

97.37%

76.32%

"kiddie kollege" "bush river rd"

37

5.27

00:06:07

0.00%

24.32%

biscuit house garners ferry hours

37

1.38

00:00:24

0.00%

78.38%

cookout forest drive

37

1.43

00:01:06

81.08%

78.38%

fountain blue columbia sc

37

1.68

00:02:08

94.59%

81.08%

the book dispensary

37

1.38

00:00:34

97.30%

75.68%

lums restaurant

36

1.42

00:00:11

100.00%

66.67%

real mermaid

36

1.94

00:00:27

94.44%

44.44%

sofa express &amp; more closing

36

2.67

00:02:35

0.00%

50.00%

logan raye columbia sc closed

35

1.09

00:00:39

74.29%

85.71%

roper pond apartments columbia sc

35

1.11

00:00:31

88.57%

91.43%

rust business social club columbia sc

35

1.11

00:00:07

0.00%

94.29%

top of carolina restaurant columbia sc

35

1.09

00:00:08

94.29%

94.29%

bentleys beach house lexington

34

1.09

00:00:18

91.18%

91.18%

cafe erotica

34

1.24

00:00:18

100.00%

82.35%

columbiaclosings.com

34

5.03

00:09:34

11.76%

50.00%

lynn nevius

34

1.35

00:01:15

55.88%

76.47%

mcdonalds on two notch and beltline

34

1.18

00:00:10

88.24%

85.29%

old us army reserve building , forrest drive columbia,sc

34

2.26

00:01:30

0.00%

23.53%

bank pass book

33

1.61

00:01:06

96.97%

48.48%

barrel of fun arcade

33

3.15

00:04:11

87.88%

63.64%

capital newsstand columbia sc

33

1.24

00:00:36

93.94%

81.82%

columbia sc planetarium

33

1.91

00:02:16

90.91%

78.79%

fireworks

33

1.24

00:00:13

100.00%

78.79%

greek menu

33

1.67

00:01:06

100.00%

48.48%

mayo suit city

33

1.21

00:00:14

100.00%

84.85%

yogi bear fried chicken

33

1.39

00:00:36

87.88%

81.82%

chipotle site:columbiaclosings.com

32

1.88

00:02:06

0.00%

37.50%

columbiaclosings.com:hullers

32

3.53

00:05:43

0.00%

0.00%

mellow mushroom lexington site:columbiaclosings.com

32

2.22

00:02:34

0.00%

31.25%

pt's cabaret columbia sc

32

1.06

00:00:48

96.88%

93.75%

south carolina tricentennial

32

3.31

00:04:35

71.88%

68.75%

yogi bear chicken

32

2.16

00:04:03

96.88%

65.62%

club kryptonite

30

1.30

00:00:17

100.00%

80.00%

columbia closings sc

30

8.50

00:10:21

56.67%

16.67%

mayo's suit city

30

1.20

00:00:17

100.00%

80.00%

usc coach george felton

30

4.20

00:05:22

6.67%

86.67%

yogi bear honey fried chicken

30

9.17

00:19:10

36.67%

36.67%

applegate's landing restaurant

29

4.14

00:10:18

86.21%

79.31%

kmart store

29

1.93

00:03:46

31.03%

58.62%

site=columiaclosings.com boogie's

29

6.83

00:03:41

0.00%

13.79%

sunbeam thrift store old bush river road

29

2.28

00:01:26

0.00%

44.83%

waffle house coming to five points. columbia

29

1.66

00:00:35

0.00%

68.97%

bobbi rossi

28

3.21

00:05:51

85.71%

82.14%

boozer lumber

28

1.18

00:00:11

100.00%

85.71%

cedric's fish and chips

28

1.29

00:00:14

92.86%

82.14%

columbia closings blog

28

3.89

00:03:18

28.57%

42.86%

dry gulch saloon columbia sc

28

2.54

00:03:48

0.00%

64.29%

jasmine buffet two notch

28

1.14

00:00:04

85.71%

89.29%

southern skillet

28

1.46

00:00:39

89.29%

57.14%

hurricane hugo sumter sc

27

1.07

00:01:05

100.00%

92.59%

shane%27s+rib+shack+columbia+sc

27

2.22

00:02:48

0.00%

55.56%

stivers subaru

27

1.44

00:00:25

92.59%

77.78%

wally &amp; crumb

27

2.07

00:02:26

11.11%

74.07%

252 harbison blvd liquidation sale

26

1.27

00:01:14

80.77%

76.92%

dam bar and grill lexington sc closed

26

2.92

00:03:31

84.62%

69.23%

heart of columbia motel

26

7.77

00:05:57

84.62%

46.15%

jasmine chinese buffet columbia sc

26

1.08

00:00:08

88.46%

92.31%

"rotureau electric"

25

2.96

00:02:51

0.00%

32.00%

bentleys beach house lexington sc

25

1.44

00:00:57

96.00%

72.00%

branham's exxon mechanic review

25

1.88

00:01:09

0.00%

64.00%

club kryptonite myrtle beach 2012

25

1.36

00:00:41

100.00%

72.00%

edisto farms dairy

25

1.52

00:03:50

56.00%

60.00%

hard rock park

25

1.56

00:00:15

96.00%

56.00%

logan raye salon columbia sc

25

1.72

00:01:39

96.00%

56.00%

old funeral homes for sale

25

1.16

00:00:32

100.00%

88.00%

pictures of mermaids

25

1.56

00:00:12

96.00%

56.00%

red wing rolley way columbia sc

25

1.72

00:00:28

0.00%

68.00%

shandon florist

25

1.16

00:00:07

96.00%

88.00%

yo burrito on devine street columbia

25

1.60

00:00:49

0.00%

64.00%

3 hebrew boys capital consortium group

24

1.08

00:00:16

95.83%

91.67%

6539 two notch road

24

1.17

00:00:01

95.83%

91.67%

bush river mall, decker mall, and woodhill mall all opened on the same day

24

5.88

00:05:46

0.00%

12.50%

capstone restaurant usc

24

1.25

00:00:55

87.50%

83.33%

columbiaclosings

24

30.04

00:12:22

29.17%

4.17%

fedex two notch road

24

1.29

00:00:24

91.67%

79.17%

mall wall

24

1.54

00:01:27

91.67%

58.33%

myrtle beach air force base

24

3.62

00:07:46

95.83%

50.00%

richland mall columbia sc

24

2.29

00:03:02

33.33%

54.17%

rite aid closed

24

10.54

00:04:03

4.17%

4.17%

"8707 percival road"

23

2.48

00:02:08

0.00%

30.43%

columbiacosings.com

23

1.39

00:00:13

0.00%

69.57%

cook out two notch

23

1.39

00:00:35

8.70%

73.91%

food lion closed

23

8.83

00:04:15

8.70%

21.74%

peaches records

23

1.30

00:00:07

100.00%

69.57%

rugged warehouse columbia sc

23

1.04

00:00:07

86.96%

95.65%

salty nut cafe reopening

23

1.35

00:00:21

4.35%

78.26%

savings account passbook

23

1.22

00:00:10

95.65%

78.26%

sc place

23

1.52

00:00:20

91.30%

82.61%

shuttlecock parts

23

1.35

00:00:17

100.00%

65.22%

spinnaker's restaurant

23

1.87

00:01:42

4.35%

65.22%

vacant wendy's photos

23

1.13

00:00:13

0.00%

86.96%

waccamaw pottery locations

23

1.13

00:00:16

100.00%

86.96%

wata wing

23

9.22

00:11:08

17.39%

34.78%

6539 two notch rd

22

1.36

00:02:02

86.36%

81.82%

cafe risque i 95

22

1.41

00:02:02

86.36%

77.27%

exxon

22

1.36

00:00:17

86.36%

81.82%

exxon near dreher high school

22

3.32

00:03:02

0.00%

36.36%

hollywood video store

22

5.45

00:02:25

18.18%

31.82%

jb whites

22

1.77

00:01:58

95.45%

77.27%

mermaid pictures

22

1.59

00:00:20

95.45%

50.00%

passbook savings account

22

1.27

00:00:17

100.00%

72.73%

reliant hospice

22

1.32

00:00:30

86.36%

86.36%

richtex brick columbia sc

22

1.32

00:01:03

95.45%

86.36%

the mermaids

22

1.59

00:00:43

100.00%

54.55%

virginia russell murder

22

1.41

00:00:56

100.00%

77.27%

7500 wilson blvd

21

2.43

00:01:31

0.00%

57.14%

abercrombie columbiana mall

21

1.14

00:00:45

95.24%

90.48%

brick chimney

21

1.43

00:00:37

100.00%

61.90%

brixx sandhills closed

21

3.14

00:03:16

80.95%

52.38%

cafe risque georgia

21

1.00

00:00:00

95.24%

100.00%

cayce grammer school

21

1.57

00:01:58

4.76%

71.43%

columbia place mall cinema 8 theater

21

3.52

00:05:04

38.10%

61.90%

garden candles

21

1.00

00:00:00

9.52%

100.00%

queenstown bistro

21

1.19

00:00:24

90.48%

85.71%

sprint store forest drive

21

1.43

00:00:11

85.71%

85.71%

village at sandhills

21

2.48

00:03:05

85.71%

61.90%

beach boys 50th anniversary tour opening act

20

1.10

00:00:12

85.00%

90.00%

brusters for sale

20

1.10

00:00:12

90.00%

95.00%

cafe risque

20

1.40

00:00:18

100.00%

65.00%

capital consortium group

20

1.60

00:02:00

85.00%

65.00%

columbia photo supply

20

1.25

00:00:36

100.00%

80.00%

jeff price tennis ski columbia sc

20

1.40

00:00:22

100.00%

75.00%

mommy's place consignment

20

1.20

00:00:34

90.00%

90.00%

nelle mcmaster sprott

20

1.45

00:01:43

45.00%

65.00%

parts of shuttlecock

20

1.30

00:00:18

100.00%

70.00%

ray levers bbq

20

5.45

00:06:58

85.00%

65.00%

rish florist

20

1.25

00:00:54

100.00%

80.00%

site:columbiaclosings.com ?decker mall?

20

5.40

00:04:47

0.00%

10.00%

we are good sandlappers lyrics

20

1.45

00:01:38

95.00%

70.00%

when did hurricane hugo hit south carolina

20

1.15

00:00:06

100.00%

85.00%

columbia athletic club forest drive

19

1.16

00:00:30

84.21%

78.95%

former taco bell photos

19

1.05

00:00:03

0.00%

94.74%

goodwill decker blvd

19

1.21

00:00:06

100.00%

78.95%

hurricane hugo

19

1.00

00:00:00

94.74%

100.00%

kangaroo express log

19

7.26

00:03:05

0.00%

42.11%

varsity restaurant columbia sc

19

1.26

00:00:41

73.68%

84.21%

we are good sandlappers

19

2.53

00:03:53

78.95%

52.63%

yogi bear's honey fried chicken

19

1.05

00:00:14

84.21%

89.47%

"jerry kelly's" rosewood

18

2.50

00:02:53

0.00%

55.56%

6001 monticello rd

18

5.11

00:04:03

0.00%

50.00%

auto shop

18

1.44

00:00:42

88.89%

72.22%

brixx sandhills

18

1.50

00:02:00

72.22%

66.67%

cabo fresh taco

18

1.22

00:00:49

27.78%

83.33%

closed food lion

18

13.28

00:05:37

5.56%

27.78%

columbia mall

18

2.06

00:01:31

88.89%

44.44%

columbia place mall movie theater

18

5.11

00:04:05

83.33%

61.11%

columbia planetarium

18

1.72

00:00:56

100.00%

72.22%

cvs moved

18

15.17

00:17:35

0.00%

11.11%

dam bar and grill lexington sc

18

1.06

00:02:14

66.67%

83.33%

el roco club columbia sc

18

4.50

00:06:19

5.56%

27.78%

fire mountain columbia closings

18

6.94

00:05:40

0.00%

5.56%

http://www.columbiaclosings.com/wordpress

18

1.67

00:00:37

0.00%

66.67%

kroger ft jackson blvd

18

4.44

00:03:12

5.56%

50.00%

popeyes closing harbison blvd

18

3.56

00:04:51

0.00%

27.78%

pt cabaret columbia sc

18

1.00

00:00:00

100.00%

100.00%

ramada inn columbia sc two notch rd

18

1.22

00:00:57

88.89%

83.33%

sir george's buffet

18

1.11

00:00:29

100.00%

88.89%

stewart sandwiches

18

1.00

00:00:00

94.44%

100.00%

taco cid

18

2.28

00:03:03

83.33%

83.33%

the green hole columbia sc

18

1.67

00:01:08

72.22%

61.11%

wade hampton hotel

18

1.72

00:01:24

88.89%

44.44%

ymca bell camp

18

2.11

00:01:55

0.00%

83.33%

"assembly street" farmers market columbia sc

17

1.41

00:01:09

0.00%

82.35%

"little red &amp; the rocking hoods"

17

2.82

00:07:49

0.00%

35.29%

are mermaids real

17

1.35

00:00:07

94.12%

70.59%

burger king closed

17

2.18

00:02:29

58.82%

29.41%

bush river mall

17

13.18

00:07:03

82.35%

35.29%

charleston crab house columbia sc

17

1.12

00:00:11

100.00%

88.24%

d's wings beltline blvd

17

1.65

00:01:12

82.35%

64.71%

dunbar funeral home

17

1.12

00:00:05

94.12%

88.24%

ebert sportswear

17

1.24

00:01:02

94.12%

76.47%

greek menus

17

1.35

00:00:21

100.00%

64.71%

interior mall

17

1.29

00:00:17

100.00%

70.59%

knc trading columbia sc

17

1.24

00:00:34

82.35%

88.24%

liquidation sale harbison blvd

17

1.41

00:01:54

94.12%

82.35%

mackie quave

17

14.76

00:22:52

52.94%

52.94%

north main deli columbia sc

17

5.82

00:09:07

100.00%

76.47%

peaches music store

17

1.12

00:00:12

100.00%

94.12%

rudy's upper deck

17

2.47

00:01:12

94.12%

82.35%

sandlapper song lyrics

17

1.35

00:01:34

88.24%

64.71%

sir george's smorgasbord

17

1.18

00:00:02

100.00%

94.12%

steak and ale

17

2.59

00:02:46

82.35%

47.06%

stivers lincoln mercury

17

2.24

00:00:59

100.00%

70.59%

tuesday morning

17

1.24

00:00:02

82.35%

76.47%

waccamaw pottery store

17

1.94

00:01:35

94.12%

76.47%

"ann hampton" "satchel ford" birthday

16

2.31

00:00:48

0.00%

75.00%

chippendolls

16

1.56

00:02:17

87.50%

68.75%

chippendolls columbia sc

16

1.44

00:00:44

93.75%

75.00%

cvs pharmacy

16

1.88

00:01:13

93.75%

50.00%

egg roll station

16

1.12

00:00:17

93.75%

87.50%

forest lake exxon

16

1.75

00:02:17

12.50%

62.50%

gex store

16

1.25

00:00:10

100.00%

87.50%

gex stores

16

1.00

00:00:07

93.75%

93.75%

great train store

16

1.12

00:00:01

87.50%

93.75%

kinkos two notch road

16

1.00

00:00:00

100.00%

100.00%

lexus of columbia

16

1.12

00:00:04

87.50%

93.75%

mall stores

16

1.88

00:00:39

93.75%

43.75%

mermaid skeleton

16

1.50

00:01:01

100.00%

50.00%

morrison's cafeteria

16

1.62

00:00:18

100.00%

75.00%

norman rockwell works

16

3.56

00:14:22

0.00%

37.50%

olivers lodge murrells inlet sc

16

1.19

00:00:07

93.75%

81.25%

parkland pharmacy

16

1.00

00:00:00

100.00%

100.00%

quincy's steakhouse

16

1.88

00:01:43

75.00%

50.00%

revolving restaurant columbia sc

16

1.12

00:00:14

93.75%

81.25%

rising high natural bread company

16

1.38

00:00:16

93.75%

93.75%

sam solomon store

16

3.62

00:03:32

87.50%

68.75%

sparkleberry crossing

16

1.06

00:00:09

100.00%

93.75%

strip mall

16

2.50

00:02:17

87.50%

31.25%

sub cabin columbia sc

16

2.06

00:02:36

87.50%

75.00%

taco bell knox abbott

16

1.00

00:00:00

93.75%

100.00%

who owns the living vine christian bookstore columbia sc

16

2.88

00:01:36

0.00%

12.50%

al amir sandhills menu

15

2.40

00:01:58

73.33%

66.67%

ashley furniture

15

1.07

00:00:01

100.00%

93.33%

b.c. inabinet

15

6.80

00:15:40

60.00%

46.67%

bird on a wire columbia sc

15

1.27

00:00:26

93.33%

80.00%

cafe risque south carolina

15

1.33

00:00:21

100.00%

80.00%

circle k logo

15

11.07

00:04:49

0.00%

20.00%

columbia sc underground

15

1.40

00:01:59

73.33%

73.33%

cribbs bakery columbia sc

15

1.40

00:00:11

86.67%

86.67%

dam bar and grill lexington sc closing

15

1.40

00:01:02

93.33%

73.33%

educational wonderland

15

1.33

00:00:48

80.00%

86.67%

fish and chips columbia sc

15

1.07

00:00:07

100.00%

93.33%

floor it now

15

2.13

00:02:14

93.33%

73.33%

fountain blue club

15

1.00

00:00:00

100.00%

100.00%

gamecock country store

15

1.27

00:00:19

93.33%

73.33%

gibbs planetarium in columbia sc

15

1.40

00:00:46

86.67%

73.33%

jeff price tennis and ski

15

1.53

00:00:48

100.00%

66.67%

kmart reopens

15

1.60

00:00:26

0.00%

73.33%

knox abbott drive

15

3.33

00:07:19

40.00%

60.00%

lifeway christian bookstore harbison

15

1.13

00:00:11

93.33%

86.67%

mermaids movie

15

1.87

00:00:13

80.00%

40.00%

moolah's hideaway

15

1.47

00:00:50

100.00%

80.00%

old keenan high school

15

1.13

00:00:07

86.67%

86.67%

outlet point mall columbia sc

15

1.13

00:01:15

86.67%

86.67%

park

15

1.20

00:00:03

100.00%

80.00%

restaurant impossible sweet tea closed

15

1.07

00:00:04

100.00%

93.33%

service merchandise

15

2.07

00:01:31

86.67%

73.33%

southern skillet closed

15

2.00

00:01:14

73.33%

60.00%

taco bell on broad river road

15

1.07

00:01:42

86.67%

86.67%

three hebrew boys capital consortium group

15

1.13

00:00:07

93.33%

86.67%

wildcat cafe leesburg road

15

1.60

00:03:34

60.00%

60.00%

woodhill mall

15

1.93

00:01:02

80.00%

66.67%

abercrombie closing columbia sc

14

4.71

00:08:09

50.00%

35.71%

anthony's old fashioned burger and fry company

14

1.43

00:02:32

92.86%

78.57%

atlanta bread company lake murray blvd

14

1.14

00:00:36

85.71%

78.57%

bentley's beach house lexington sc

14

1.21

00:00:09

92.86%

85.71%

bower parkway

14

1.71

00:01:11

100.00%

85.71%

capstone restaurant

14

1.43

00:01:51

100.00%

78.57%

carolina wings closing

14

2.64

00:03:15

92.86%

28.57%

china one farrow rd menu

14

1.00

00:00:00

92.86%

100.00%

cletus roadside grill

14

1.14

00:00:14

85.71%

85.71%

columbia closings damon

14

2.64

00:02:37

0.00%

28.57%

decker auto mart

14

1.07

00:00:01

85.71%

92.86%

dick smith nissan

14

1.64

00:00:35

92.86%

64.29%

doug broome's night beat

14

1.93

00:03:39

0.00%

57.14%

dunbar funeral home gervais street

14

1.64

00:01:29

85.71%

50.00%

edward hopper

14

1.64

00:00:57

92.86%

42.86%

frank's hot dogs columbia sc

14

1.36

00:00:14

85.71%

85.71%

goodwill on decker blvd

14

1.21

00:00:07

85.71%

85.71%

hiller hardware

14

1.43

00:01:43

92.86%

85.71%

hollywood video closed

14

3.14

00:00:35

64.29%

28.57%

houstons lowcountry grill

14

2.00

00:00:10

0.00%

21.43%

jb white department store

14

1.14

00:00:30

92.86%

85.71%

kinkos on two notch road

14

1.43

00:00:21

92.86%

85.71%

kroger sav on

14

3.36

00:00:50

57.14%

42.86%

lake in forest

14

1.43

00:00:11

100.00%

57.14%

ms. b's southern kitchen

14

1.79

00:02:23

85.71%

71.43%

myrtle square mall stores

14

1.43

00:01:29

92.86%

92.86%

olivers murrells inlet

14

2.50

00:03:09

100.00%

64.29%

pelican inn pawleys island

14

1.21

00:00:11

100.00%

78.57%

red wing rollerway

14

3.29

00:02:41

71.43%

64.29%

richtex bricks

14

1.36

00:00:21

100.00%

78.57%

sandlapper song

14

1.21

00:02:28

92.86%

71.43%

shopping mall interior

14

1.79

00:00:34

92.86%

42.86%

the market restaurant columbia sc

14

2.36

00:07:33

71.43%

50.00%

triumph international ministries columbia sc

14

1.14

00:00:45

85.71%

85.71%

wade hampton hotel columbia

14

1.57

00:02:19

78.57%

57.14%

winn-dixie

14

2.07

00:02:20

85.71%

42.86%

252 harbison blvd liquidation

13

1.85

00:02:04

92.31%

46.15%

chappys fish and chips

13

3.15

00:03:13

76.92%

69.23%

columbia science museum

13

1.62

00:01:06

100.00%

69.23%

columbiaclosing.com

13

12.46

00:09:22

38.46%

7.69%

dirt

13

1.38

00:00:13

100.00%

69.23%

gex department store

13

1.46

00:01:31

92.31%

53.85%

hardees playground

13

2.08

00:02:54

76.92%

46.15%

howard johnson

13

1.54

00:00:24

100.00%

84.62%

monkey business lexington sc

13

1.62

00:00:57

100.00%

76.92%

old funeral home for sale

13

1.15

00:01:02

100.00%

84.62%

olivers lodge murrells inlet menu

13

1.38

00:01:35

92.31%

69.23%

phar mor

13

1.77

00:00:36

92.31%

53.85%

piggly wiggly in old walmart

13

6.31

00:02:23

0.00%

0.00%

planetarium in columbia sc

13

1.08

00:00:19

92.31%

84.62%

po folks myrtle beach

13

1.08

00:00:10

100.00%

92.31%

qdoba mission statement

13

1.15

00:00:05

100.00%

92.31%

roper pond columbia sc

13

1.08

00:00:41

69.23%

92.31%

rosa linda's myrtle beach

13

1.62

00:02:36

92.31%

84.62%

rosa lindas murrells inlet

13

2.62

00:01:27

7.69%

46.15%

splendid china buffet

13

1.08

00:00:12

76.92%

92.31%

taco bell on decker blvd

13

1.46

00:00:25

92.31%

76.92%

the shrimper

13

1.62

00:00:26

100.00%

69.23%

wally and crumb columbia sc

13

4.08

00:04:17

84.62%

61.54%

wendy's closings in saint andrews

13

1.85

00:01:59

0.00%

61.54%

what time does sandhills close

13

1.00

00:00:00

100.00%

100.00%

winn-dixie grocery store

13

30.46

01:09:01

23.08%

7.69%

"trenholm plaza" publix

12

1.75

00:00:30

0.00%

58.33%

captain's kitchen

12

1.25

00:02:00

91.67%

66.67%

city road

12

1.42

00:00:22

100.00%

66.67%

columbiaclossings.com

12

1.00

00:00:00

8.33%

100.00%

cromer's myrtle beach

12

1.17

00:00:17

83.33%

75.00%

desoto hotel columbia sc

12

8.33

00:06:13

66.67%

33.33%

fred's store closing sc

12

5.08

00:06:28

0.00%

41.67%

gibbes planetarium in columbia sc

12

2.17

00:01:32

91.67%

50.00%

go used tires

12

1.17

00:00:36

75.00%

83.33%

hurricane hugo in south carolina

12

1.08

00:00:39

100.00%

91.67%

jasmine buffet two notch rd columbia sc

12

1.50

00:00:50

100.00%

75.00%

killians crossing columbia

12

4.25

00:06:08

100.00%

66.67%

market pointe columbia sc

12

1.25

00:01:08

83.33%

83.33%

mcdonalds two notch beltline

12

1.00

00:00:00

83.33%

100.00%

paul's philadelphia eatery

12

1.83

00:01:30

83.33%

83.33%

piggly wiggly

12

5.42

00:02:53

75.00%

25.00%

popeyes mission statement

12

1.00

00:00:00

91.67%

100.00%

pt's cabaret

12

1.08

00:00:08

100.00%

91.67%

rogers brothers fabrics columbia sc

12

1.83

00:02:50

91.67%

83.33%

roper pond

12

1.17

00:00:22

75.00%

83.33%

rosa linda's murrells inlet sc

12

3.33

00:01:39

0.00%

0.00%

sears, harden street

12

2.83

00:01:18

0.00%

50.00%

small smiles

12

1.17

00:00:11

66.67%

83.33%

spinnakers restaurant columbia sc

12

1.17

00:00:21

91.67%

83.33%

stores in boozer shopping center

12

1.17

00:00:23

100.00%

83.33%

tapps department store

12

2.25

00:03:32

83.33%

58.33%

taylor street pharmacy

12

3.42

00:04:41

91.67%

58.33%

the diner fort jackson blvd

12

3.67

00:06:59

66.67%

58.33%

ashley furniture homestore

11

1.45

00:00:09

90.91%

63.64%

bell camp columbia sc

11

5.64

00:10:12

72.73%

27.27%

biscuit house garners ferry

11

1.18

00:00:49

72.73%

90.91%

bobby's barber shop columbia sc

11

1.36

00:00:35

90.91%

72.73%

bonwit teller locations

11

1.00

00:00:00

100.00%

100.00%

bums bummers

11

1.09

00:00:35

63.64%

81.82%

cafe risque darien ga

11

1.00

00:00:00

90.91%

100.00%

clusters of whitehall

11

1.36

00:00:32

81.82%

72.73%

cookout two notch

11

1.09

00:00:24

81.82%

81.82%

eggroll station

11

1.27

00:00:16

90.91%

72.73%

frank hot dogs columbia sc

11

1.00

00:00:00

100.00%

100.00%

gamecock theater

11

2.36

00:03:54

27.27%

27.27%

gibbs planetarium

11

1.27

00:01:42

81.82%

72.73%

greenbax stamp store

11

1.91

00:02:07

81.82%

63.64%

guignard brick works

11

1.91

00:02:53

100.00%

81.82%

happy the tiger columbia sc

11

1.09

00:00:27

81.82%

90.91%

hotel drawing

11

2.09

00:00:55

100.00%

18.18%

impulse columbia

11

1.00

00:00:00

90.91%

100.00%

j patrick's southern kitchen

11

1.82

00:01:44

81.82%

81.82%

joyful alternative

11

1.91

00:05:38

81.82%

72.73%

mermaids film

11

1.27

00:00:05

100.00%

72.73%

mike jones cars of columbia

11

1.18

00:00:14

63.64%

81.82%

ms b's southern kitchen

11

1.45

00:00:26

90.91%

81.82%

myrtle beach pavilion

11

1.82

00:01:27

90.91%

36.36%

north springs dentistry

11

1.45

00:03:51

0.00%

72.73%

o'neil court dmv

11

1.18

00:00:02

90.91%

81.82%

outdoor rv and marine world

11

1.09

00:00:05

90.91%

90.91%

pts cabaret columbia sc

11

1.18

00:00:57

81.82%

81.82%

richway

11

2.45

00:00:33

100.00%

72.73%

rite aid closing sc

11

6.18

00:07:40

0.00%

27.27%

road side

11

1.09

00:00:01

100.00%

90.91%

rogers brothers fabric

11

1.45

00:00:28

81.82%

72.73%

saky columbia sc

11

1.27

00:00:25

90.91%

81.82%

sam's club to replace walmart

11

4.73

00:01:15

0.00%

9.09%

scetv the june bug club show

11

1.09

00:00:00

0.00%

100.00%

shoe carnival

11

1.45

00:00:03

72.73%

81.82%

the mermaid

11

1.91

00:00:28

100.00%

36.36%

the white mule closes

11

3.36

00:05:55

63.64%

45.45%

top of carolina columbia sc

11

1.09

00:00:05

100.00%

90.91%

tricentennial songs by the singing sandlappers

11

1.36

00:00:58

54.55%

63.64%

what is time the old timey meat market closes in columbia south carolina

I wasn't at all sure how it would go. I had been noodling around with doing something on the Internet for a while, and the idea for the site gradually took form over the course of probably a year or so. In the end the particular pieces making up Columbia Closings fell into place for a number of reasons. Partly because I had a certain number of stories I wanted to tell in some form, partly because I wanted to do something that would force me to write at least a little bit most days, partly because I liked driving around and taking pictures and partly to stroke my ever present streak of nostalgia. If it made me rich and famous somehow as well, that would be all right too. (It hasn't).

Everything came together specifically on 29 December 2007 for a very practical reason. At the time, I was working a job that took mandatory vacation the whole week between Christmas and New Years, so I had a few days to devote to nailing down a domain-name, setting up WordPress, and figuring out how to actually write a post, upload photos and get it all published. Of course, having the time is no guarantee of getting it all right and I didn't. There were no comments on that first post, but I thought there might be some interest in my second post (which interestingly ended up as one of my most often revised ones), but again there were none. I felt as though I were writing into a black-hole. In fact, not even Google was paying any attention to me. I kept going with a bit of frustration as nothing in my posts ever showed up in Google searches. When was I going to get indexed? Finally I discovered that by default WordPress has a privacy setting that defaults to on and keeps your blog from being indexed. (Because people always start blogs they don't want anyone to read..). Resetting that to off I finally started getting some hits and it was off to the races.

Looking back, I can see that the focus of Columbia Closings has stayed pretty true to what I set out in that first post (that became the Mission Statement). There have been some shifts in emphasis though. In particular, as I said above when I started I had a number of stories I wanted to tell, and I think I more or less accomplished that. Of course, having done so, I still had an ongoing blog to run, and gradually the mix of text and pictures turned the other way around. I still do longer form written posts from time to time, but inevitably there are closings where I have no special memories to set down, so I simply note the passing and provide some pictures. (Longtime readers will note that if the day is sunny with lots of puffy clouds, I may take pictures of them with the closed business in the frame as an afterthought..).

I appreciate all the folks who read this blog, and especially those who comment (even if it's to tell me how completely wrong I've gotten it). I plan to keep on doing it for the forseeable future and hope you'll stay along for the ride. I could break out a hundred posts from the past five years that I'm very pleased with for one reason or another, but nobody would read all that, so I'll just set out here what my top twenty favorite Columbia posts of all time are (at least as I see it today -- tomorrow I might make a different list), along with a few of my occasional "out of area" posts that I'm really pleased with as extras. These are not in any particular order, but here goes!

Well, Christmas is past, but it's not too late to get your calendars for the New Year. It would be a shame to have an unsightly bare spot on your wall after the 2012 calendars come down. Don't let that happen to you!

Celebrate 2013 with a Pawleys Island wall calendar. The calendars are available in five different designs, including two all new for 2013 designs.

I went down to see the Gardens last weekend (the 15th) and ended up getting rained out, so I took a daytrip back yesterday.

This was neither the warmest nor the coldest of the Candles events I've been to, but it was cold enough that I had trouble feeling the smaller camera controls with frigid fingers..

I didn't take my tripod this year. They were disallowed last year, and while I didn't see any verbiage one way or another this time, I decided I would do more handheld shots at high-ISO rather than try to get a lot of long exposures. (Though I did set the camera on various rests to get some). That is preface to say there is a good bit more noise than previous picture sets, but there are still some nice ones.

They went all out in the exhibit room with electric trains this year -- possibly the most iconic Christmas present for boys of a certain age. The room had that immediately identifiable ozone smell from the working transformers and small hot engines as well as the unique sounds of O-27 trains (there were other guages as well). I've still got a set up in the attic -- I ought to take it out and set it up some time.

Here's another case where a phonebook search turns up no information, but I'd guess Latimer Seafood has been gone for at least several years. The place was obviously started life as a service station, but the architecture isn't bringing any particular brand to mind for me.

Actually I'm not at all confident on a closing date for this little ABC store on Fairfield Road just north of I-20 as it does not appear in any phonebooks I have. However the place, while showing some wear, especially along the roofline, and sitting in a somewhat overgrown lot, is still in pretty good shape, so I'll go with late 2000s.